The Great Bend High School bowling team placed eight rollers on the All-Western Athletic Conference teams, four on the boys’ teams and four on the girls’ teams.
Dakota Conaway leads the Panthers as the WAC Player of the Year. Eric Ruiz joined him on the first team, while Mark Lang and Daniel Herrman each were selected to the second team.
The Panthers closed the season with a second-place finish in the Class 5-1A state meet, losing by 13 pins to Goddard-Eisenhower.
All of the Panthers from the state team are expected to return next season.
Mirand Hejny and Jacy Quade were first-team selections for the Lady Panthers.
Maddie Roach and Erin Bowers both were second-team selections.
Head coach Mike Perry was Coach of the Year for both the boys and the girls.

WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
BOWLING SELECTIONS

BOYS
FIRST TEAM
Name                             High School
Dakota Conaway            Great Bend
Eric Ruiz                         Great Bend
Dylan Woods                  Dodge City
Kaden Hermbert             Dodge City
Tanner Dalton                 Dodge City
Juan Ramirez                  Garden City

SECOND TEAM
Mark Lang, Great Bend; Daniel Herrman, Great Bend; Tyler Killingsworth, Liberal; Hunter Rinehart, Liberal; Jarret Landgraf, Garden City; Skylar Connor, Garden City

Player of the Year — Dakota Conaway, Great Bend
Coach of the Year — Mike Perry, Great Bend

GIRLS
FIRST TEAM
Name                         High School
Miranda Hejny            Great Bend
Jacy Quade                 Great Bend
Chantel Smith              Dodge City
Kimberly Vanley         Liberal
Rikkie Hemmert         Garden City
Carey Watters            Garden City

SECOND TEAM
Maddie Roach, Great Bend; Erin Bowers, Great Bend; Katie Jennings, Liberal; Amanda Simmons, Dodge City; Alexa Hemmert, Garden City; Sarah Ramsey, Garden City

Player of the Year — Chantel Smith, Dodge City
Coach of the Year — Mike Perry, Great Bend